Method and system for routing with minimum name disclosure in a content centric network

A computer system for facilitating routing with minimum name disclosure, the system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a storage device storing instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
• adding a first entry to a local forwarding information base for a first name prefix and a corresponding first suffix encryption key indicated in a first advertisement, wherein a name is a hierarchically structured variable length identifier that includes contiguous name components ordered from a most general level to a most specific level, and wherein a name prefix indicates one or more contiguous name components beginning from the most general level;
• in response to receiving a first interest with a name that includes the first name prefix, performing a lookup in the forwarding information base for the first interest name to obtain the first entry;
• encrypting a suffix of the first interest name based on the first suffix encryption key, wherein the suffix begins from a name component following the first name prefix;
• and
• forwarding the first interest to one or more interfaces indicated in the first entry, thereby facilitating routing with minimum name disclosure in a content centric network.